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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1915
Page
8
A teaching aid features a French photograph illustrating how printed words convey sound. The visible caption notes that the visual shows how the sound is produced, offering students a point of reference for pronunciation and phonetic understanding.
An advertisement extols Swift Specific S S as a blood purifier and health restoration. It claims the remedy helps recover from minor skin injuries and pimples by cleansing the blood, praises its lack of harmful effects, and urges readers to buy at drug stores. It invites readers to write to a medical adviser in Atlanta for guidance.
The ordinance committee favorably debated a proposal to create a board for journeyman plumbers exams. ME Ford, floor leader of master plumbers, vowed to defy if passed, promising to instruct workers to avoid city certificates and pursue court action to strike down the law. affidavits and testimony covered past certificate purchases and union ties, while supporters argued against Ford’s charges and asserted the measure would regulate plumbing without political influence.
Mrs Elizabeth Middleton Webster wife of F A Webster of 58 Garfield Place died suddenly in Savannah while attending the funeral of her sister Mrs A L B Simmons. Telegrams report heart failure as the cause. Funeral and interment will likely be in Savannah near Mrs Webster's home. Her sister-in-law and the Simmons family mourn the double loss with the Simmons widow already reported to have died from grief.
Sealed bids were opened by the city purchasing department for materials to pave South Pryor Street from Georgia Avenue to Cassar Street about one mile. The contracts, let by the county board, involve about $18,000 for materials. Lowest bids included 93 cents per ton for crushed stone, 48 cents per ton for sand, 47.88 per barrel for cement, and brick bids around 90 cents per square yard or 20.50 per thousand for brick.
Officer Tom Watson fired three gullets at a maddened cow to prevent harm to Tom Lynch, a Black man, as the animal chased him near the Hampton site. A Roach family member, owner of the cow, summoned the officer during the incident.
A safety warning against calomel’s harsh effects urges readers to switch to Dodson's Liver Tone a 40 cent vegetable remedy. It promises non salivation gentle liver help and no gut upset, suitable for children and adults alike.
Board 10 plans to petition council to reinstate 12500 for teachers' salaries in girls high schools after a tie vote. It will also consider bids for four new schools Howell Station West End Park East Atlanta and Milton Avenue with unit-plan construction. A delegation from the Atlanta Woman's School Improvement Association will attend.
The hearing on the Jasper and Butts county boundary will be before Secretary of State Phil Cook today. County officials and citizen delegations from both sides are expected. The dispute centers on taxes from the Central Georgia Tower Company located on the boundary, with Butts taxing the firm and Jasper disputing the allocation.
Funeral services for Judge Leonard Roan will be held today at 3 o clock in the First Methodist church of Fairburn. Interment follows in the local cemetery with Rev. H Comery and Rev. Charles L Bass officiating. Fulton county courts will adjourn for the funeral. honorary escort from the Atlanta bar and a committee to draft resolutions on Roan’s death are named.
Bishop J. Pipy of the A M E church in Georgia and Bishop Henry M. Turner addressed teachers and students at the Atlanta Normal and Industrial Institute urging a clean-up week. They urged cleanliness, health, and discipline, stressing industry, intelligence, and proper hours for better longevity and well being.
Prospective depositors are told the Thomson bank tied to Tyrus Cobb will not bear The City Bank of Thomson. The bank operators requested a change to Thomson City Bank, and the secretary of state will record the new name accordingly.
A petition was filed in the federal district court Wednesday by Jerome E. Moore as trustee of the Southern Suit and Skirt company, seeking to place George W. Seay, proprietor, in bankruptcy as an individual. It alleges Seay recently transferred a valuable item to his wife. Moore held a $35,000 stock liability against the company.
The Atlanta federal penitentiary orchestra will present the eleventh concert in the prison auditorium next Sunday afternoon at 3 o clock. This convicts ensemble is noted for its uniqueness in the southern states and will perform a varied program spanning all classes of music.
A lively monthly gathering of Atlanta grocers and suppliers is set for the Chamber of Commerce building tonight at 7:30. Uplifting speeches, music, and lunch await attendees from butchers to retailers, with focus on the Southeastern fair project and city needs.
Forsyth Ga March 24 Special Friday April 2 marks Pounders day at Bessie Tift college with ten exercises for the anniversary. Governor John M Statens will deliver the main address. Editors from Georgia and visiting paper men are invited to Kincheon for the events with brief remarks planned by Governor Statens and others.
A Wyeths Sage Tea and Sulphur Compound sold in drug stores claims to darken gray hair naturally in one or two applications. The old remedy touts even coloring, stopping dandruff and shedding, and restoring a youthful appearance.
Recorder George W. Johnson declares the state holds power over all bodies except Atlanta’s police board. He calls the board independent and immune from state control while testifying amid questions on jurisdiction over state versus city prosecutions.
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